The English FA Cup, football's oldest knockout competition in the world, turns 150 years in 2021-22. One of the most popular weekends in the English football calendar has arrived, with the third round of this season’s FA Cup up.
With 20 Premier League clubs and the 24 Championship clubs joined the fray. Chelsea cruised into the fourth round of the FA Cup as they dominated non-league Chesterfield from start to finish in a 5-1 win at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea player who scored the goals are ; Werner, Hudson-Odoi and Lukaku all inside 20 minutes, before Christensen further extended the lead before the break.
Newcastle were knocked out of the FA Cup by third-tier Cambridge United. Burnley suffered the same fate against Huddersfield Town and Watford were eliminated by fellow Premier League side and defending FA Cup holders Leicester City.
Here are the results:
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